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WITH her cracking sense of humour and kind demeanour, Laura Collins certainly brightens up the room. Although she appears to be just like any other…

With skyscrapping platforms, floral jumpsuits, flared trousers and maxi dresses, the ’70s are back with a bang this summer. Since top designers like…

AN entrepreneurial mother has set up her own business, thought to be the first in the Highlands, specialising in pamper parties for young girls.

WITNESSING an eight-year-old girl die on the streets of Kolkata in India and helplessly watching as the child’s mother picked her dead child up to beg…

Breast is best — at least for a growing health project which helps new mothers experiencing problems. Helen Paterson finds out why it is bucking a national…

A FAMILY-RUN business which designs and makes Harris Tweed fashion accessories and fabrics for the home has opened its first studio outside Inverness.

It came as a bolt out of the blue for the practice nurse, who spends much of her working week advising women on how to check themselves for lumps.

IT is only 45 minutes from Inverness, but Speyside is an area often overlooked by Highland folk as a destination as they head up and down the A9. The…

APART from whisky, the one thing that Speyside has in abundance is spactacular scenery and an increasing network of walks for outdoor enthusiasts. Offering…

NO visit to Speyside would be complete without a tour round a distillery – and these will be on offer in abundance over the festival long weekend. Two…

A LITTLE gem in the crown of the hospitality industry on Speyside is the Mash Tun bar and bistro in Aberlour. Word of mouth is often the best way to guage…

YOU would never guess the Hotel du Vin in Edinburgh was originally constructed to house the city’s poor and later was used as a lunatic ayslum – because…

OVERLOOKING the charming Tobermory Bay, the Western Isles Hotel stands proud above the familiar colourful frontage of the Main Street. It's a hotel…